Social Media - An expanding company and Twitter combine...

Twitter is a social media site that a large amount of teens use regularly. Even older adults have Twitter accounts. Companies have accounts on Twitter! 


Vogue has a Social Media section in there magazine. I just picked one up to read and I came across an article that referenced a company combining Twitter values. I had to get it because it reminded me of this class. The article name is "Fast Company. As Twitter reshapes news and entertainment, Jacob Weisberg tours its headquarters to find a team dedicated to openness, spontaneity-and relentless expansion." They talked about how celebrities use Twitter as a new way to interact with their fans. 


They stated that Twitter was "like the dialogue on an Aaron Sorkin show: Ideas are tested;banter is exchanged; cultural references fly by at 60 mph. When the meeting ends, it is unclear what exactly has been accomplished, but a lot has been commented upon in a clever, pithy way. Being at Twitter is, in fact, a lot like being on Twitter." They suggest that experiencing a "Twitter-like" meeting is just like conversations go on Twitter itself. In the article, they continue to agree that base qualities of those conversations are liked by some companies. "Twitter prides itself on openness and egalitarianism..." Those qualities right there are what some companies look for when hiring people. That's the kind of atmosphere they want the company to achieve. To them, it's a way they can grow in this economy. 


Katie Jacobs Stanton was listed as 56th on the world's most powerful women. She worked for Google, but then was offered a job by Twitter. She ended up working on President Obama's campaign, which while there she got the White House up on Twitter. Her focus was "on integrating technology, especial social media, into American foreign policy." Even the government is on social network sites like Twitter. Twitter and other social media sites  are trying to involve everyone around the world. A global interaction through new media. 


Twitter has been there for those who don't have free press or freedom of expression for individuals. 


There is a lot more to the article but that is just some information. I will try to blog about the rest later. The "Twitterati" is a growing global phenomenon nowadays. It's apparently grabbing attention of all sorts of people - Vogue included.


---Sarah